Motilal Banarsidass
| Founded | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Motilal Jain |
| Successor | Banarasidass Jain |
| Country of origin | India |
| Headquarters location | 41 U.A. Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007. |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | Varun Jain, (Chief executive officer) |
| Nonfiction topics | Indology, Sanskrit |
| Official website | mlbd.com |
Motilal Banarsidass (MLBD) is a leading Indian publishing house on Sanskrit and Indology since 1903, located in Delhi, India. It publishes and distributes serials, monographs, and scholarly publications on Asian religion, philosophy, history, culture, arts, architecture, archaeology, language, literature, linguistics, musicology, mysticism, yoga, tantra, occult, medicine, astronomy, astrology and other related subjects, and to date have published over 5,000 works.
Its noted publications are the 100 volumes of the Mahapuranas, Sacred Books of the East (50 Volumes) edited by Max Müller; Bibliotheca Buddhica (30 Volumes in 32 pts); Ramcharitmanas with Hindi and English translation, the Manusmriti in ten volumes and the Sanskrit lexicon, and Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies (7 volumes). It also brings out books based on research and study conducted at organisations such as the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). It has a turnover of approximately Rs 5–6 crore, roughly 75% coming from exports.
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